HBWnovel Chapter 135 The calm before the storm
Chapter 135 The calm before the storm
"That's right, don't bend the belt."
At the engine factory, Zhao Tianyang stood under the wing of a transport plane, directing the workers to install an anti-aircraft machine gun on the wing.
"Chief, the anti-aircraft armored vehicle is ready. Do you want to take a look?"
Yu Xiaping walked over and said.
"No, just do it as you see fit. Once you have five armored vehicles, send them to headquarters."
Zhao Tianyang gave the order without even turning his head.
"Row!"
Ningxia
"Ziyin, you're here!"
Ma Hongkui, chairman of Ningxia Province, warmly welcomed Ma Hongbing into his office.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get to the point. I still have to be on guard against the Japanese!"
Ma Hongbing took the whip and scolded mercilessly.
"Oh shit."
Ma Hongkui cursed inwardly, but had to force a smile and comforted him, "Ziyin is still so anxious."
"I asked you to come here today for business."
"Business?"
Ma Hongbing looked at Ma Hongkui in confusion: "Tell me what business is this?"
"Of course it's about the Communist bandits."
Ma Hongkui was surprised and said, "Don't tell me you didn't know that the Communist bandits were making such a big fuss in Guyuan?"
"So what if you know? So what if you don't know?"
Ma Hongbing sneered, "You guys were the ones who did the worst in the beginning. Now that others are recruiting soldiers, you guys are acting crazy. Don't forget that we are now the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are joining forces to fight against Japan."
"Is that one?"
Ma Hongkui pointed excitedly in the direction of Guyuan: "They have already deployed nearly 20,000 people there. What do they want to do?"
"Twenty thousand people?"
Ma Hongbing frowned. He was gentler towards the Eighth Route Army, but that didn't mean he and the Eighth Route Army were one. He still had to be on guard.
"I remember Guyuan, it's our territory, right? Why are there so many Eighth Route Army soldiers?"
"Speaking of this, I was also surprised that the Eighth Route Army suddenly walked out of Liupan Mountain last month."
"Because of the large number of people, local officials did not dare to intervene. But within a month, they had swelled to nearly 20,000 people."
"The government officials and local troops in Guyuan were so scared that they left their posts and came to me to complain."
"You bully the weak and fear the strong, and you lose your land. You deserve to be killed!"
Ma Hongbing said viciously.
"I chopped it off a long time ago!"
Ma Hongkui waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about how to deal with those 20,000 Communist bandits!"
Hearing this, Ma Hongbing pondered for a moment: "The 20,000-strong Eighth Route Army is not easy to deal with, and I always feel that there is something wrong!"
"You have to know that now the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are jointly fighting against Japan, and it is easy to cause friction with friendly forces. They are paying special attention to this."
"Sometimes, in order to avoid misunderstanding, we will take the initiative to back off."
"What are you saying this for?"
Ma Hongkui was a little impatient: "Just tell me what to do? Should we send troops to teach them a lesson and let them know who is the master of Ningxia!"
"Isn't this bad!"
Ma Hongbing hesitated and said, "Now the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are united in fighting against Japan..."
"Resist Japan, resist Japan..."
Ma Hongkui suddenly became furious: "You only know how to fight the Japanese. I can't eat or sleep well because of those 20,000 communist bandits in Guyuan."
"If they come straight down one day, the glory and wealth of you and me will be gone."
"this......."
Although he did not want to take action against the Eighth Route Army, Ma Hongbing had to admit that what Ma Hongkui said made sense, but rashly starting a war was not the best option.
"Let me report this to the president first and ask him to order the Eighth Route Army to withdraw from Guyuan."
"alright."
Ma Hongkui nodded and said, "If the Communist bandits refuse to withdraw from Guyuan, you will have to join me in sending troops to teach them a lesson!"
"no problem."
...............
Ma Hongbing then sent a telegram to the National Government, telling them about what happened in Guyuan.
When the president received the news, he immediately became nervous and even stopped paying attention to the war with the Japanese army.
He hurriedly sent a telegram to Yan'an, asking the Eighth Route Army to withdraw from Guyuan immediately and provide an explanation.
In response, Yan'an simply said that they had no intention of creating friction and were just training troops there to support the war of resistance.
"Ah.....Niang Xipi."
After reading the telegram, the president was so angry that he cleared the items on the table and angrily scolded: "They don't want to cause friction? Twenty thousand people, what do they want to do?"
"President, calm down."
"Why should the president bother with a peasant? It's not good for your health if you get angry with him."
Several men nearby hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"Ci Xiu, what do you think they want to do?"
The president, having calmed down, asked one of the men.
"First of all, they are definitely creating friction!"
Ci Xiu first said this with great confidence, and then changed the subject.
"But as for their purpose, I don't think they have one!"
"After all, they were the ones who shouted out the slogan of united resistance against Japan. If they dare to take any action, once we publicize it, the public will turn!"
In his mind, the Eighth Route Army is the kind of army that can endure it even if you shit on its head in order to fight against the Japanese.
"Ok!"
The president nodded and said slowly, "It's not good to have 20,000 people there."
"Besides, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. You, Cixiu, are a gentleman, but can you guarantee that others are also gentlemen?"
"You know, Xi'an is also within the Eighth Route Army's reach!"
In the past, the Communist Party in Shaanxi only had some troops to protect the central government.
Now there are more than 20,000 people stationed in Guyuan. How can you expect him not to worry?
"Understood!"
Ci Xiu nodded and said, "I will fly to Xi'an immediately and keep a close eye on this matter."
Hearing this, the president did not answer, but turned and walked to the window to admire the sycamore tree outside.
Seeing this, everyone in the room carefully left the room.
Soon, Cixiu arrived in Xi'an by plane and summoned the Eighth Route Army officer stationed in the Xi'an office.
"What do you want to do?"
As soon as they met, Ci Xiu threw the telegram in which Ma Hongbing complained to the ground and looked at the Eighth Route Army officer coldly.
"Haha, the minister is still so impatient!"
The clerk picked up the telegram slowly, read it, and explained calmly.
"The commander has already replied to you. We are only there to train the troops. Once the troops are trained, we will naturally leave and go to the front line to fight against the Japanese and save the country."
"Training!"
Ci Xiu keenly sensed that there was something wrong with the official's attitude.
Why is it that this person displays exactly the same aura whenever he has friction with him?
"Well, then you go back first, I will explain to the president!"
Just in case, Ci Xiu decided to be quiet for a while and get to the bottom of the matter first.
"what!"
Now it was the officer's turn to be dumbfounded.
Didn’t Ci Xiu always like to strike when the opportunity arose?
Why let it go like this today?
Helplessly, he had been ordered to leave, so he had no choice but to leave, return to his residence, and report what had happened.
As soon as the clerk left, Cixiu, who had just been sitting calmly, jumped up immediately.
"Someone come......"